"If They Try to Assassinate Me? I Will Wipe Iran Off the Map"... Trump Warns of 1,000 Missile Targets

[Financial News] President of the United States Donald Trump issued an unprecedentedly hard-line warning to Iran, which he said has continued to threaten him with assassination. He said military orders have already been given to devastate the entire country if he is attacked, sharply escalating tensions in the Middle East.
On the 10th local time, Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social, "If Iran carries out an assassination or an attempted assassination against me, the sitting President of the United States, anywhere in the world, retaliation orders against Iran have already been issued."
Trump then warned, "1,000 missiles are currently loaded and aimed at Iran," adding, "The U.S. military has the readiness, will, and capability to carry out annihilation and destruction across Iran for a year." He ended the post with the unusual phrase, "Praise be to Allah!" as he pressed the Iranian regime.
The same remarks were also confirmed in an interview with the New York Post published the same day. Trump told the outlet, "I have long been on their assassination list," and made clear that he had already instructed the military to be ready to launch a large-scale bombing campaign immediately.
In fact, recent moves surrounding Trump have also revealed urgent security measures taken in response to assassination threats. On the 8th, Trump attended the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, Turkey, and on his return trip he sent the new Air Force One he had flown in on to a military airfield in Britain first, while he himself switched to an older presidential aircraft.
Given that Turkey, where the summit was held, borders Iran, many observers believe the move reflected a sudden shift to an aircraft with proven air-defense capabilities. Some have interpreted it as part of an emergency intelligence operation prompted by concerns over a real assassination attempt.
Trump responded at a press conference before leaving Ankara, saying, "It is true that I am Iran's No. 1 assassination target, but I am not concerned because I am doing my job." He also pushed back against overinterpretation, saying that sending the new presidential aircraft ahead was meant to give U.S. service members a chance to see it.
jsi@fnnews.com Jeon Sang-il Reporter